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Davies Turner recruits high-tech apprentices

Freight services company Davies Turner has recruited another 12 A-level school leavers and graduates for this year’s trainee programme. A new departure for Davies Turner’s apprentice scheme, now in its eighth year, is that this year’s intake includes two IT net developers who will join its IT software development team. All the youngsters will learn every aspect of Davies Turner’s business during the two-year apprenticeship, and like many of their predecessors, ... [+]

Davies Turner gets ship shape in Bristol

Davies Turner says it its new distribution centre at Central Park at Avonmouth, Bristol is on course to open in October. Following the purchase of its second freehold site in Avonmouth last June, the company is in the process of completing and commissioning its new 150,000sq ft (14,000 sqm) logistics ... [+]

Davies Turner does the Charleston

Davies Turner has added a new ocean UK to US to Charleston in conjunction with one of its partners, EMO Trans Charleston. Marketed as the ‘Southern Express Service’, the service departs Tuesday from Southampton and offers a nine-day transit to the US Gulf port, a faster option than via New York, ... [+]

Davies Turner doubles Cumbernauld capacity

UK independent freight forwarder Davies Turner has completed the expansion of its regional distribution centre at Cumbernauld. The development of an additional 20,000 sq ft of warehousing with an eaves height of 10 m has doubled the capacity of the existing warehouse: the amount of racking has been increased and five ... [+]

Davies Turner in Scotland – a clarification (updated)

The article in the Scotland feature headlined 'Business is booming – but there's a sting in the tail' contained a misleading typographical error about Davies Turner's activities in Scotland. Davies Turner has NOT recently closed its facility its operations in Cumbernauld. The company has in fact closed its small office at ... [+]

Strong start for Davies Turner’s China rail link

Davies Turner says it has had a good response to its weekly less-than-containerload rail service from Wuhan and Hefei to the UK. The service, which uses a road connection from Duisburg, was introduced three months ago in conjunction with the forwarder’s Chinese partner, Air Sea Transport. Cargo is trucked into the ... [+]

Seven in succession for Davies Turner apprentices

UK independent freight forwarder Davies Turner has recruited apprentices for its two-year national apprenticeship and trainee programme for the seventh year in succession. Moreover, it has increased the number of recruits every year since it became an early adopter of the revitalised apprenticeship concept in 2010, and this year will ... [+]

More direct links to Poland

Davies Turner is to include its Bristol and Manchester hubs in its direct trailer services between the UK and Poland. The two-way route already serves London (Dartford) and Birmingham. Davies Turner operates in partnership with Raben Group, the largest independent forwarder in Poland. Services into Poznan where Raben has its ... [+]

Davies Turner doubles up in Bristol

Davies Turner is to start construction of a second regional distribution centre and will double the size of its present capacity in Avonmouth, Bristol. The forwarder has planning consent for a 140,000 sq ft (13,000 sq m) logistics hub equipped with 60 ft (18 m) high racking for pallet storage. It has ... [+]

Davies Turner to double Scots space

Davies Turner is doubling the size of its Scottish regional distribution centre and food storage site at Cumbernauld. The freight forwarder says that construction has started on the first phase development of 10,000 sq ft of warehousing with an eaves height of 32ft to increase the racking capacity, plus five ... [+]

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